Barre Common District

Barre Common District
Old Town Hall
Barre Common District is located in Massachusetts
Barre Common District
Barre Common District is located in the United States
Barre Common District
LocationBounded roughly by South, Exchange, Main, Pleasant, Broad, School and Grove Sts., Barre, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°25′20″N 72°6′20″W / 42.42222°N 72.10556°W / 42.42222; -72.10556
Area22 acres (8.9 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
ArchitectElias Carter; Multiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Other, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.76000298[1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 1976

The Barre Common District is a historic district encompassing the town common of Barre, Massachusetts, and immediately adjacent historic buildings. It is bounded roughly by South, Exchange, Main, Pleasant, Broad, School and Grove Streets. The Barre common was laid out in 1792, and has been a focus of the town's civic life ever since, and is flanked by a number of high-quality Greek Revival buildings, as well as those in other styles. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.